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THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1990

ON THE OPENING OF EASTERN

EUROPE, MR CHEUNG SAID THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION ΤΟ ENSURE THAT ANY INCREASE IN TEXTILES QUOTAS THERE WOULD NOT BE GIVEN AT THE EXPENSE OF HONG KONG BY GRANTING A SMALLER GROWTH ΤΟ HONG KONG'S TEXTILES QUOTAS THAN IT WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE RECEIVED UNDER A FUTURE TEXTILES AGREEMENT.

IN THE FACE OF INCREASING PROTECTIONISM IN THE WEST, HONG KONG'S GARMENT MANUFACTURERS WERE WELL ADVISED TO DIRECT THEIR ATTENTION ΤΟ OTHER MARKETS SUCH AS JAPAN WHICH HAD NO QUOTA RESTRICTIONS ON GARMENT IMPORTS.

"RATHER THAN COMPETING WITH LOW-COST SUPPLIERS, HONG KONG SHOULD HOLD ON TO ITS POSITION IN THE MIDDLE-RANKING SLOT AND MOVE UP MARKET WITH BETTER QUALITY AND DESIGN TO MAKE OUR EXPORTS WORTH MORE, HE SAID.

MR CHEUNG SAID JAPAN WAS A SUBSTANTIAL MARKET WITH HIGH PURCHASING POWER. HONG KONG IS JAPAN'S FIFTH LARGEST SUPPLIER OF GARMENTS AFTER SOUTH KOREA, CHINA, TAIWAN AND ITALY.

EXCO APPROVES MAXIMUM WEIGHT LIMIT FOR ARTICULATED VEHICLES

HAS

APPROVAL FOR GIVEN

LEGISLATIVE THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

OF A NEW TYPE OF MADE FOR THE INTRODUCTION AMENDMENTS TO BE

AND TO ARTICULATED VEHICLE TO PREVENT OVERLOADING OF THESE VEHICLES,

EFFICIENT PROVIDE FOR THE ERECTION OF NEW TRAFFIC SIGNS TO ENSURE THE OPERATION OF WEIGH STATIONS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN

PERMIT

THE

EXPLAINED USE OF AN

TODAY (THURSDAY)

ARTICULATED

VEHICLE

THAT THE WITH

AMENDMENTS WOULD A MINIMUM OF SIX AXLES AND A GROSS COMBINED WEIGHT OF UP TO 44 TONNES.

SPREADING

EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

THE

OVER

LOAD

THIS WAS IN LINE WITH THE PRACTICE IN SOME AND WAS EXPECTED TO REDUCE ROAD DAMAGE MORE AXLES.

BY

THE MAXIMUM GROSS COMBINED PERMIT REGULATIONS THE PRESENT WEIGHT OF 38 TONNES FOR A FIVE-AXLED ARTICULATED VEHICLE.

GOODS VEHICLE

OPERATORS

то ALSO

INCREMENTAL

TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY FOR CHOOSE EQUIPMENT BEST SUITED TO THEIR OPERATIONS, THE AMENDMENTS

ΤΟ AXLE SPACINGS

ALLOW PROVIDE FOR VARIOUS INNER GROSS COMBINED WEIGHTS AT 40 AND 42 TONNES.

FOR

BE INCREASED WEIGHT OF CARRIES

THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT OF A TRAILER WOULD ALSO FROM THE SPECIFIED LIMIT OF 32 TO 38 TONNES AS THE UNLADEN A TRAILER IS ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN TONNES, AND THE CONTAINER IT MAY WEIGH UP TO 30 TONNES.

/THE SPOKESMAN